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6 words matching 'きく' found
きく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
聞く
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Reading : きく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
3. to ask; to enquire; to query  (formal 聴く)
4. to learn of; to hear about
5. to follow (advice); to comply with
6. to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance  (see also: 香を聞く; this meaning is restricted to form 聞く, 聴く)
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• Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 195,416 which gives a rank of 18
聞く is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 102,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 26 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1446
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ラジオを
き
聞
いています
。
I'm listening to the radio.
き
聞
きたい
の、
わたし
私
は。
I need to hear it.
たいせつ
大切
な
ことは
ちゅうい
注意
して
き
聞
く
こと
事
だ。
The important thing is to listen carefully.
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聴く
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Reading : きく   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 20,000 (about 31,900,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4852
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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きく
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 33,000 (about 17,400,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7022
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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訊く
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Reading : きく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 60,000 (about 6,430,000 results)
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きく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
菊
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Reading : きく   
noun
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
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• Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 95,935 which gives a rank of 5,600
菊 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 7,000 (about 116,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5571 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5678
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 9 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
「
きく
菊
と
いっせんごりん
一銭五厘
」 title of book, album etc.
The Chrysanthemum and the Soldiers
きく
菊
はよい
かお
香
り
がする。
Chrysanthemums smell sweet.
かのじょ
彼女
はチューリップ、パンジーやひな
きく
菊
のような
はな
花
を
そだ
育
てている
。
She grows flowers such as tulips, pansies and daisies.
きく
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 33,000 (about 17,400,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 9 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
きく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
効く
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Reading : きく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be effective; to show effect  (see also: 薬が効く)
2. to do its work; to carry out its function well  (see also: 目が利く)
3. to be possible to use  (see also: 割引が効く)
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• Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 122,480 which gives a rank of 2,700
効く is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 20,000 (about 32,200,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N3
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3370 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10046
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
この
くすり
薬
は
きみ
君
によく
き
効
く
と
おも
思
う
。
I think this medicine will do you a lot of good.
その
くすり
薬
はよく
き
効
いた
。
That medicine worked well for me.
かれ
彼
が
しょほう
処方
してくれた
くすり
薬
は
き
効
かなかった
。
The medicine he had prescribed failed to take effect.
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利く
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Reading : きく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 70,000 (about 4,610,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5488 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3743
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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きく
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 33,000 (about 17,400,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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きく is the reading of the following word:
規矩
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Reading : きく   
noun
rule; standard; compass and ruler
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• Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 25,327 which gives a rank of 108,202
• Google Japan frequency rank: 68,000 (about 4,900,000 results)
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きく is the reading of the following word:
起句
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Reading : きく   
noun
opening line; opening line of a (Chinese) poem
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• Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 25,676 which gives a rank of 105,476
• Google Japan frequency rank: 104,000 (about 1,670,000 results)
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きく is the reading of the following word:
危懼
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Reading : きく   
fear; misgivings  (see also: 危惧)
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• Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 16,992 which gives a rank of 162,763
• Google Japan frequency rank: 210,000 (about 185,000 results)
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聞
ブン   モン   きく to listen, to hear   きこえる to be heard   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
門
モン   かど gate   
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聴
チョウ   きく to listen   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
罒
net
心
シン   こころ heart   
訊
きく to investigate, ask   
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卂
fast   
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⺄
second   おつ    
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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菊
キク    chrysanthemum   
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匊
wrapped-up rice
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勹
wrap
米
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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丷
eight
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
艹
grass   
効
コウ   effective   きく to be effective   
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力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
交
コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   かう to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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六
ロク   むっつ six   むつ    むい    む    
父
フ   ちち father   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
乂
crossed swords
利
リ    effective, interest, profit, advantage   きく to be effective   
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禾
grain
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
規
キ    standard   
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見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
儿
legs
夫
フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
矩
かね carpenter's square   
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巨
キョ    huge   
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匚
side open box
矢
シ   や arrow   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
起
キ   おきる to wake up, to get up   おこる to happen   おこす to rouse   
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己
コ   キ   おのれ self   
走
ソウ   はしる run   
句
ク    verse, phrase   
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危
キ   あぶない dangerous   あやぶむ to be apprehensive of   あやうく barely, narrowly; almost   
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厄
ヤク    unlucky   
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㔾
seal
厂
cliff
⺈
corner
懼
ク   おそれる to fear   
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